A 39-year-old mentally disabled woman who was sexually assaulted by another resident of a group home settled her claim for $1.75 million, according to her attorney. Jill Kanatzar of Dollar Burns & Becker in Kansas City said the victim, who ...

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Location: Kansas City Practice area(s): Bad faith, insurance coverage, personal injury, motor-vehicle collisions Law school: University of Missouri With a background in competitive debate at the college level, Tom Hershewe said he thought the law would be a good way ...

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Jeff Burns of Dollar, Burns & Becker in Kansas City has achieved Board Certification as a Truck Accident Law Advocate from The National Board of Trial Advocacy. According to the firm, Burns is the first lawyer in Missouri to earn ...

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Josh Becker has joined Dollar, Burns & Becker in its truck crash, bad faith and catastrophic injury practice groups. Becker previously worked at Sanders Warren Russell & Scheer in Overland Park, Kan. He also clerked for U.S. District Judge Brian ...

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Practice Areas: Truck-crash litigation, personal injury, wrongful death Law School: University of Michigan J.J. Burns was inspired to become a lawyer by seeing his father interact with his clients. “The idea that I might be able to pair that humanity ...

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From her early career with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes unit to her present role assisting victims of abuse in nursing homes, group homes, schools and other institutional environments, Jill Kanatzar has built a career around ...

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